Date: November 22, 1971
The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed. Date: April 17, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Charles Manson Family Convicted in Tate-LaBianca Murders January 25, 1971First Dutch Abortion Clinic Begins Procedures in Arnhem, February…
Mars probe program: Mars 2 is launched by the Soviet Union. Date: May 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Singapore Declaration Issued for Commonwealth Constitution, January 22, 1971Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Revolt Against Sri…
Prior to re-entry (following a record-setting stay aboard the Soviet Union's Salyut 1 space station), the crew capsule of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft depressurizes, killing the three cosmonauts on board. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev are the first humans to die in space. Date: June 29, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. Date: August 9, 1971 Read more on…
Bahrain declares independence from Britain. Date: August 14, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971East Pakistan Declares Independence, Bangladesh War Begins March 26, 1971Egyptian Constitution Becomes Official, September 11, 1971UK and Ireland Complete Decimalisation…
Allegheny Airlines Flight 485 crashes on approach to Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, Connecticut, killing 28 of 31 aboard. Date: June 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1971Glasgow Shopping Centre Gas…